Data sources Need:Public Health England Fingertips indicators - Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing indicators of need Demand: Referral and treatment data from MHSDS, IAPT and SUS data
Need:Demand ratio = Number of people referredor treated/Number of people predicted to suffer from certain mental health conditions
A low Need:Demand ratio indicators an area has high levels of unmet need A high Need:Demand ratio indicates an area is accessing/treating the number of people PHE predicts are in need of support.